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UPL 84191

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3 Flying Fortresses in Formation

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B-17 #42-30166 Black Jack III aka You Cawn’t Miss It

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Five men in Air Force uniforms posed in front of a building. Three are standing and two kneeling. The three men standing are wearing dark bomber-style jackets and one man is holding two fingers up behind the head of another man.

332nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

3 Flying Fortresses in Formation

42-30166

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: You Cawn't Miss It
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

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Date: 19 May 2024 04:24:46

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42-30166 / Black Jack III aka You Cawn’t Miss It | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies (b17flyingfortress.de)

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